Lady Gaga speaks out about her 'steamy' Oscars performance with Bradley Cooper

The performance of their song from 'A Star is Born' fueled speculation that their may be an off-screen romance blossoming between the stars.

In a recent post on her Instagram account, Gaga has seemingly responded to the speculation and 'friendzoned' Bradley Cooper.

"Nothing could be more special than sharing this moment at the Oscars with a true friend and artistic genius." she wrote.

Speaking at a post Oscars press conference, Gaga spoke about what they were trying to achieve with their performance.

"Bradley said to me yesterday right before we did our last rehearsal for this performance of 'Shallow'... He said, ‘Let’s just drop a little bit of joy.’ And I said, ‘Okay’. And turns out, joy did a whole lot for me."